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Italian Style Caddis

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Published on Sep 8. 2021 - 3 years ago
Updated or edited 3 years ago

Dry flies

Caddis

Scraggly style deer hair caddis tied in the "Italian style" with a hair hackle made in a dubbing loop.
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